For many professional designers, there is a visceral thrill that comes with a good batch of student portfolio reviews. In some corners of the world you might even think there to be a contest of some kind to see who can shatter the most dreams in a four-hour time block. I admit I have done my share of this — sometimes with a respectful yet hard dose of reality, other times with the strength and fire of an angry pagan god. The latter, it should be said, has only occurred when the ego or incredulity of the student in question breaks the boundaries of normal conversational pleasantness — i.e. when they are total jerks about how amazing their work is. In such cases I feel it is my duty to the Earth to bring their world back into balance. Today’s comic, it should be noted, seems to be about something more than balance, though…

Donovan Beery

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Donovan oversees all creative development at Eleven19 Communications, Inc., where he also serves as an owner. He received a bachelor’s degree in Visual Communication & Design from the University of Nebraska at Kearney.

His background in visual communications, web design, and creative concepts were put to good use when he was the chief web designer at Union Pacific and the corporate identity and web designer at Nexterna. He’s lectured on web design at Creighton University, taught visual communications at Metropolitan Community College and proudly served seven years on the board of directors for AIGA Nebraska. In 2009, Donovan was appointed by Omaha Mayor Mike Fahey to a three-year term on the Omaha Public Art Commission.